i have recently chosen to have a bible study with the jws because i have recently met several jws who have inspired me by their goodness towards others.
i have been married twice, divorced once and now recently separated.
none of my marriages ended due to adultery on either side.
On top of what others have said...
I would have to wonder about the mindset that Watchtower rules and laws supersede what the bible says... Why not just see what the bible says on the matter and let that guide your concience if that's what you're looking for?
Jehovah's Witnesses will quickly fill your life with man made rules and regulations, I would think now on the implications of that before you're too deep inside.
i have to think believing in the blood doctrine has to be the dumbest, especially because accepting the watchtower view can kill you.
That shunning is an act of love...
i need to know asap.
anyone have the scoop?
Disfellowshipping is still alive and kicking.
They've just changed the announcements to read the same as disassociating... so that in the congregations minds they are one and the same...
this may not be as amusing to the members here as it is to me, but i would like to say that irony is my favorite thing.
i was doing some searches in the watchtower library cd 05 and it was crunching the numbers on the loads of bull crap it found.
all was going well until i decided to do a search for "witchcraft"... when the program crashed, gave me fatal error, and shut down.
oooooh, you gave your computer deemunz! Quick! Take it out back and burn it!
Well, that's probably what they'd say...
at at district convention, the speaker at the beginning, saying how we need to take notes.....listen, don't miss anything....sleep well at night .
no walking in the halls, hanging out in the halls.......... jehovahs spirit is in the auditorium, not in the halls!
you will only recieve jah's hs in the auditorim.
Ha! They wouldn't know "Jehovah's Spirit" if it hit them in the forehead...
and if it did, they'd probably blame demons and burn their latest purchases...
date:tue, sep 26, 2006 11:47 am with good advice that i received at this site, i presented my questioning with a soft start... tell me what you think please.
yes, thank you, nice pictures.
i didn't recognize uncle ____.your place looks great.
Wow, great dialog! Thanks for sharing that!
while waiting for a streetcar today, i noticed an unusal flier stuck to the side of a newspaper box.
why has love of neighbour grown cold?many people feel miserable with no solution.
in israel, jews and arabs live together, but often hate one another.
I am not a jw but a worldly person just as you all.
You're not a JW and you call yourself "worldly"???
while waiting for a streetcar today, i noticed an unusal flier stuck to the side of a newspaper box.
why has love of neighbour grown cold?many people feel miserable with no solution.
in israel, jews and arabs live together, but often hate one another.
Why Has Love of Neighbour Grown Cold?
That's funny, my parents have lived next door to the same people for 14 years now and don't even know their names....
i have been out of the religion a long time and do not make public the fact that i was one, to the general people in my life.
mainly as, it is not something i feel is necessary to understand me and i also do not like the odd conversations that seem to come from it.
the other day, a person from work, whom i did not know was a witness.
No, I moved too far away from everyone that ever knew me as Witness, but GOSH- I wish I would get asked that stuff, I'd have so much fun with it!
I love the Christmas card idea!
you are committing the same sin that king saul committed or that miriam and aaron committed.
you are acting presumptuously and going against jehovah's arrangement.. .
you can't have it both ways.
Agape love is not just a feeling. It involves work. AND sacrifice.
Gee... If it's so much trouble I think I'd have to say nevermind... I have plenty of people who will love me for who I am with no effort required... I wouldn't want their brand of "love". This sounds more like some kind of crash diet or boot camp.
So you're in danger eh? I've always heard there's a lot of risk in treating people with basic human kindness. Look out the next time you hold open a door for someone... lightning bolts might get you!
